The HD PENTAX-D FA 70-210mm f/4 ED SDM WR lens is now discontinued

By admin | Published: March 6, 2025



The HD PENTAX-D FA 70-210mm f/4 ED SDM WR lens (rebadged Tamron) is now marked as discontinued at the official Ricoh Japan website (see the full list of discontinued lenses here.) and several major Japanese retailers:

  • Kitamura Camera: on sale now
  • Map Camera: discontinued products
  • Bic Camera: production discontinued
  • Yodobashi Camera: low in stock

In the US, the lens is currently discounted ($337 off) and in stock at B&H Photo and Amazon (still full price at Adorama):


The lens can be purchased in Europe from WEX  | Amazon DE | Amazon FR | Amazon SP.

The HD PENTAX-D FA 70-210mm f/4 ED SDM WR lens was released in 2020:

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Ricoh GR Photo Festival 2024 winning images

By admin | Published: March 6, 2025


Here are some of the Ricoh GR Photo Festival 2024 winning images – see the official website for more:

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The 2025 5DayDeal Landscape Photography Bundle is now available

By admin | Published: March 4, 2025



The 2025 5DayDeal Landscape Photography Bundle is now live. Just like in previous years, you will get a package of different photography tools at a significant discount. Several different bundles are available, and a portion of the sales will go to charities:

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Ricoh/Pentax will take part in the 2025 Bild Expo in June by B&H Photo (free registration now open)

By admin | Published: March 4, 2025


Nikon will take part in the upcoming 2025 Bild Expo by B&H Photo – the free registration is now open (previously reported here):

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No new Ricoh GR IV camera was announced at the 2025 CP+ show

By admin | Published: February 28, 2025



No new Ricoh GR IV camera was announced at the 2025 CP+ show. It seems that the “rumors” reported by a few other sites a few months ago were incorrect, as I already noted:

Rumors about new Ricoh GR IV and GR Monochrome cameras got debunked quickly

Ricoh did not even take part in the 2025 CP+ show:

Ricoh will not take part in the 2025 CP+ show, but Pentax will participate in the Photography and Video Show 2025

Obviously, Ricoh may still announce a new GR IV model later this year, but as of today, I have not seen any reliable information confirming those rumors:

More murky Ricoh GR IV camera rumors

I think it would be great if Ricoh also released a new monochrome GR version, but again, as of today, this is not happening:

Kimio Tanaka: there will be no monochrome Ricoh GR camera

If you have any reliable information on this topic, please get in touch with me here.

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What else is new?

By admin | Published: February 23, 2025

Deal of the day: 10% off selected lenses at Foto Erhardt (Germany)

Topaz Labs Photo AI version 3.5 update released

2025 Bild Expo by B&H Photo: June 17-18 in Javits Center, NYC

2024 camera industry overview: first camera shipments increase since 2017

An updated list of upcoming/rumored cameras and lenses to be announced next week for the 2025 CP+ show in Japan

Updates on the latest Kickstarter photography projects

CIPA December 2024 stats


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New firmware updates for the Ricoh GR III (version 1.92) and the Ricoh GR IIIx (version 1.42) released

By admin | Published: February 20, 2025


Ricoh released new firmware updates for the Ricoh GRIII (ver.1.92) and the Ricoh GR IIIx (ver.1.41) cameras with the following improvements:

  • Improved stability for SD card operation
  • Improved stability for general performance

Check Ricoh GR III cameras availability at:

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